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BOOK II, LECTURE 15, i, 4.
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There are five clauses. The first clause runs thus:
A Nirgrantha is careful in his walk, not careless'. The Kevalin assigns as the reason, that a Nirgrantha, careless in his walk, might (with his feet) hurt or displace or injure or kill living beings. Hence a Nirgrantha is careful in his walk, not careless in his walk.
This is the first clause. (1) Now follows the second clause :
A Nirgrantha searches into his mind (i.e. thoughts and intentions). If his mind is sinful, blamable, intent on works, acting on impulses, produces cutting and splitting (or division and dissension), quarrels, faults, and pains, injures living beings, or kills creatures, he should not employ such a mind in action; but if, on the contrary, it is not sinful, &c., then he may put it in action.
This is the second clause. (2) Now follows the third clause :
A Nirgrantha searches into his speech; if his speech is sinful, blamable, &c. (all down to) kills creatures, he should not utter that speech. But if, on the contrary, it is not sinful, &c., then he may utter it.
This is the third clause. (3) Now follows the fourth clause :
A Nirgrantha is careful in laying down his utensils of begging, he is not careless in it. The Kevalin says: A Nirgrantha who is careless in laying down his utensils of begging, might hurt or displace or
1 This could also be translated: he who is careful in his walk is a Nirgrantha, not he who is careless. .
* Anhayakare explained by karmasravakäri.
